# BADLY DRAWN BOY - Something To Talk About

An episode of [Oh! Brother](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1561600845), 28 Aug 2026, 1 h 10 min.

Audio: https://anchor.fm/s/114a25f20/podcast/play/124852264/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-7-28%2F2669ff77-335f-b1b6-1a44-4b4f0315eac8.mp3

This week on Oh! Brother, we were thrilled to welcome Manchester music legend and Mercury Prize-winner Badly Drawn Boy (Damon Gough) to the show. Damon talks us through his early days as a tape-op at Square One Studios in Bury, his years at print works and music college, and how hearing Springsteen and The Stranglers sparked his obsession with sound. We also hear the full story of how Mark E. Smith mistook him for a taxi driver outside Night and Day — complete with false teeth and a Pet Sounds cassette — leading to their collaboration on "Calendar", plus Damon reflects on life after quitting the booze, his friendship with Mark over the years, and the John Spencer Blues Explosion gig that changed everything. Hope you enjoy!

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